Trust Grade Specialty Registrar (ST3+ equivalent) Plastic Surgery

Overview

Trust Grade Specialty Registrar (ST3+ equivalent) Plastic Surgery – Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working full time: 40 hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated team players to join our Plastics Department. We are currently welcoming applications for Trust Doctor ST3+ level to join the team. This post will be based at the Countess of Chester Hospital where operative work will be undertaken. Clinics will be held at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The appointee will be under the instruction of the Consultants in this Consultant-led Unit, acting at middle grade level. They will be required to assist in and will participate in inpatient, day-case and outpatient plastic surgical procedures and attend weekly outpatient clinics. Occasionally, they will be required to attend outpatient clinics held in peripheral sites. This is a Trust post and not recognised for training purposes; however, the successful candidate will be expected to fully participate in regular teaching sessions and other relevant educational opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in and participate in inpatient, day-case and outpatient plastic surgical procedures and attend weekly outpatient clinics; may attend outpatient clinics held in peripheral sites.
• Work under the instruction of the Consultants in this Consultant-led Unit, acting at middle grade level.
• Fully participate in regular teaching sessions and other relevant educational opportunities.

Organisation and location

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs a workforce of over 5916 staff (headcount) and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire (including Ellesmere Port and Neston) and the Deeside area of Flintshire with around 50,000 people.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rishi Sharma Job title: Clinical Lead Plastics Email address: rishi.sharma1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 366265

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